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Your Directors
Shannon Weber
Director of Instrumental Music
shannonweber@cusd.com
shannonweber@cusd.com
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Schedule & Ensembles
1st Period: Reyburn Marching Band & Guard 2nd Period: Reyburn Symphonic Band Percussion 3rd Period: Reyburn Concert Band 4th Period: Reyburn Percussion 6th & 7th Period: Clovis East Marching Band & Guard Clovis East Symphonic Band & Wind Ensemble Clovis East Winter Percussion and Winter Guard 
Shannon Weber
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Shannon Weber is the director of bands at the Reagan Education Center, which is comprised of Clovis East High School and Reyburn Intermediate in the Clovis Unified School District. Miss Weber began her tenure at the Reagan Educational Center in the fall of 2013 and oversees all instrumental music instruction. Throughout her tenure she has lead the Reyburn and Clovis East jazz ensembles, the Reyburn concert percussion program, the Reyburn Concert and Symphonic Bands, the Clovis East Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble, the Clovis East Marching Band and Color Guard, and administrates the winter pageantry programs. All of the jazz and concert ensembles earn consistent superior ratings at CMEA and independent festivals, and in 2015 the Clovis East Marching Band won the Class 3A Western Band Association Championships. Shannon received her bachelor’s degree in Music Education from California State University, Fresno and graduated with Cum Laude honors. While at Fresno State she was a member of the Bulldog Marching Band, where she was drum major for two of her four years participating. She was also a member of the Wind Orchestra as a clarinetist, and has performed in various venues around the world with the ensemble. During the summer of 2010 Shannon was a member of the Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle corps and had the privilege of being one of the conductors. Miss Weber is on the Board of Directors for the San Joaquin Valley Color Guard and Percussion Review, and works for CBDA overseeing the honor ensembles and assisting guest conductors. Shannon performs in community ensembles and recently was accepted into the Wind Symphony of Clovis. In her spare time Miss Weber enjoys hiking, traveling, and time with family and friends.
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Spencer Hannibal-Smith
Associate Director of Instrumental Music
spencerhannibalsmith@cusd.com
Schedule & Ensembles
1st Period: Reyburn Marching Band & Guard
2nd Period: Reyburn Symphonic Band
3rd Period: Reyburn Concert Band
5th Period: Reyburn Jazz Band
6th & 7th Period: Clovis East Marching Band & Guard
Clovis East Symphonic Band & Wind Ensemble
spencerhannibalsmith@cusd.com
Schedule & Ensembles
1st Period: Reyburn Marching Band & Guard
2nd Period: Reyburn Symphonic Band
3rd Period: Reyburn Concert Band
5th Period: Reyburn Jazz Band
6th & 7th Period: Clovis East Marching Band & Guard
Clovis East Symphonic Band & Wind Ensemble
Spencer Hannibal-Smith
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Spencer Hannibal-Smith received his Bachelor’s degree in Music Education from California State University Fresno. While attending CSU Fresno he was a member for the Wind Orcehstra, Jazz Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra, Marching Band, and the scholarship pep band Bulldog Beat. During college Spencer spent his summers performing with the Santa Clara Vanguard Drum and Bugle Corps on Tuba. Following his final summer as a performer with Santa Clara Vanguard, Spencer began teaching at Clovis East in August 2015. After a summer free of performing, Spencer was hired as a Visual Technician with the Santa Clara Vanguard 2017 Summer Tour. Currently entering his 3rd year of teaching, Spencer is still an active performer in the Fresno Community. He is currently a member of the Fresno City Jazz Composers Orchestra, the Wind Symphony of Clovis and is an active freelance musician throughout the central valley. Spencer enjoys spending his free time playing fetch with his dachshunds, Toby and Penny.
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Ali Gilroy Golden
Associate Director of Instrumental Music
aligolden@cusd.com
aligolden@cusd.com
Schedule & Ensembles
1st Period: Reyburn Marching Band & Guard
2nd Period: Reyburn Symphonic Band
3rd Period: Clovis East Orchestra
4th Period: Reyburn String Orchestra
6th Period: Reyburn Chamber Orchestra
7th Period: Clovis East Wind Sectionals
Reyburn Winter Percussion and Winter Guard
The Emeralds Color Guard
1st Period: Reyburn Marching Band & Guard
2nd Period: Reyburn Symphonic Band
3rd Period: Clovis East Orchestra
4th Period: Reyburn String Orchestra
6th Period: Reyburn Chamber Orchestra
7th Period: Clovis East Wind Sectionals
Reyburn Winter Percussion and Winter Guard
The Emeralds Color Guard
Ali Gilroy Golden
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Alexandra Gilroy Golden received her bachelor's degree, cum laude, in Oboe Performance and Music Education from the University of California, Los Angeles. While at UCLA Ms. Gilroy Golden performed in top ensembles including the UCLA Wind Ensemble, the UCLA Philharmonia and the scholarship woodwind quintet, the Clandestine Quintet. In 2013, Ali completed her Master's in Music, with an emphasis in oboe performance, from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas receiving a full graduate assistantship. Here Ali performed with the UNLV Symphony Orchestra, the Wind Orchestra and Sin City Winds woodwind quintet. She can be heard performing on two of the UNLV Wind Symphony albums, Lost Vegas and Ventanas. Ms. Gilroy Golden began her tenure at the Reagan Educational Center in the fall of 2013. Here she has the pleasure of directing the Reyburn Marching Band & Guard, the Reyburn Symphonic Band, the Reybun String and Chamber Orchestras as well as the Clovis East Orchestra. Ali currently serves as the Orchestra Representative on the FMCMEA Board and assists with the CASMEC convention overseeing honor student performers' activities and chaperones. Ali continues to perform as a freelance musician and provide private oboe lessons throughout the central valley. Most recently, she was appointed the principal oboist position in the Wind Symphony of Clovis. Ms. Gilroy Golden currently resides in Fresno, CA with her husband Chris and their dogs Max & Maple Golden.
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Adam Elmore
Director of Jazz Studies
adamelmore@cusd.com
Schedule: 1st Period: Reyburn Jazz Band
2nd Period: Reyburn Symphonic Band
Elementary Ensembles: Temperance Kutner - Freedom - Miramonte - Fancher Creek
8th Period: Clovis East Jazz Band
adamelmore@cusd.com
Schedule: 1st Period: Reyburn Jazz Band
2nd Period: Reyburn Symphonic Band
Elementary Ensembles: Temperance Kutner - Freedom - Miramonte - Fancher Creek
8th Period: Clovis East Jazz Band
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Eric Cymanski
Freedom Elementary ericcymanski@cusd.com  Eric Cymanski
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Eric Cymanski was born and raised in Fairfield, CA where he attended Armijo High School. During his senior year, he joined and performed with the Concord Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps over a four-summer span. While attending California State University, Fresno, Mr. Cymanski earned a B.A. in Music Education and a M.A. in Music Performance and graduated with honors. Musical groups he has performed with include the CSUF Jazz Band, British Brass Band, Wind Ensemble, Orchestra, and Marching Band. During college, he was active with the national honorary band fraternity Kappa Kappa Psi.
In 1995, he became the Band Director at Selma High School where his band played for President Clinton and Senator Dole. In 1999, he started his job as Assistant Band Director at Clovis High School where he taught Concert Band, Jazz Band and Marching Band. Mr. Cymanski is currently teaching music at Red Bank, Sierra Vista, and Clovis elementary schools in the Clovis Unified School District. His duties involve teaching orchestra and band to 5th and 6th grade students and general music to all elementary students. In 2009, he was nominated for the Crystal award by his peers in Clovis Unified for outstanding teaching. During the winter of 2010, he proudly conducted the FMCMEA Elementary Honor Orchestra. Mr. Cymanski is a member of FMCMEA, the International Trumpet Guild, and life member of the Eagle Scout Association. He currently is the Music Representative in the Clovis Unified Faculty Senate and Music Resource Teacher for elementary instrumental music. Previous musical positions he has had include being the California Band Directors Association Treasurer and California Music Educators Association Central Section Secretary. In his spare time, he teaches private trumpet lessons, performs in the Kingsburg Summer Band, Fresno Community Band, Los Hooligans Ska Band, and is a freelance trumpeter at various churches in the Fresno/Clovis area. He is married to his beautiful wife Stephanie and has two wonderful daughters, Brenna and Sydney. |
Mr. Gaffney and his family.
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Peter Gaffney
Miramonte Elementary & Fancher Creek Elementary petergaffney@cusd.com P.R. Gaffney teaches String Orchestra at Miramonte and Fancher Creek Elementaries. Mr. Gaffney earned his Bachelor's in Music Education from Fresno State and a Masters of Music Education from Kent State University in Ohio. PR has been teaching in Clovis for 10 years at more than 14 different elementary sites. |
Steve Maldonado
stevemaldonado@cusd.com
Theodore Tanaleon
theodoretanaleon@cusd.com
Pete van der Paardt
Reagan Elementary School
petevanderpaardt@cusd.com
petevanderpaardt@cusd.com
Our Percussion Team
Levi Dougherty |
Clovis East Drumline
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Franzis Galario
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Franzis Galario
Clovis East Front Ensemble Franzis Galario graduated from El Diamante High School in Visalia, CA. In his years of experience, he has performed with Valley Independent Percussion from 2012-2014, the Mandarins Drum and Bugle Corps in 2013, and Dark Sky Percussion in their 2015 and 2016 seasons. Franzis served to be the section leader of the front ensemble in his senior year of high school, Valley Independent Percussion 2014 and Dark Sky Percussion in 2016. Although this will be his first full season teaching the front ensemble at Clovis East, he has taught many schools in valley including, El Diamante, Tulare Union and Buchanan. Franzis is also currently teaching the front ensemble of the Fresno State Marching Band. |
Victoria Lewis
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Victoria Lewis
Clovis East Front Ensemble Victoria Lewis is a graduate from Buchanan High School. Victoria began playing marimba in high school. Through this, her interest grew as she became more involved in WGI and DCI. Ms. Lewis has marched with both Valley Independent Percussion and Blue Devils 'B' Corps. Victoria is currently a student at College of the Sequoias studying Anthropology. Most recently, Ms. Lewis taught at Alta Sierra Middle School. This will be her first season with Clovis East High School. |
Ray Rivera |
Reyburn Drumline
Clovis East Tenors |
Travis McDonald |
Reyburn & Clovis East Front Ensembles
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Our Guard Team
Haley Sergeant |
Clovis East Color Guard
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Blanca Marquez
Clovis East Color Guard Blanca Marquez graduated from Clovis West High School in 2011. Blanca began her musical journey in 5th grade band and after 8 years in her senior year of high school she decided to audition for winterguard. After the one season of winterguard at Clovis West, she found a passion that carried her to where she is now. Blanca spent 6 years marching with Frenté Independent World Winterguard. It was there she gained the experience, knowledge and love of teaching. After graduating high school Blanca taught colorguard at Clovis West High School and eventually joined the staff at Clovis East. This will be her second year in the REC programs. |
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Ashley Norton
Reyburn & REC Color Guards Ashley graduated from Clovis West High School, and is currently attending Fresno State for Nonprofit Administration. She has spent over ten years performing with various colorguards, including Frente and the Fresno State Bulldog Marching Band. This will be Ashely's fourth year coaching colorguard at Reyburn. |
Nicole Taylor
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Nicole Taylor
Reyburn & REC Color Guards Nicole graduated from Clovis West High School, where she began her colorguard career during her freshman year. Since she has been involved in the Fresno State Bulldog Marching Band and Frenté Winterguard. She is currently at Fresno City College, and is working towards a degree in Biology. She hopes to one day be a teacher and coach color guard here in the Clovis East Area. |
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Joy Hoggard
The Emeralds Color Guard Joy Hoggard is a Clovis High Color Guard alumna who has coached at various schools throughout the Central Valley including Madera High School and Bullard High School. She is passionate about the performing arts and has experience in a variety of dance styles along with years of practicing yoga and Pilates. Joy is not only the director of the Emeralds but a devoted Clovis East band mom. |
Cheyenne Young |
The Emeralds Color Guard
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Our Strings Team
Lianna Stuart - (559) 905-2102
- liastu@gmail.com
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Lianna Sutart
Violin Lianna Stuart began studying violin at age 5 with her mother Cynthia Stuart. She has gone on to study under Claudia Shiuh, Jassen Todorov, Zakarias Grafilo, and Dr. Limor Toren-Immerman at Fresno State where she earned her B.A. and M.A. in music performance. She currently plays with the Fresno Philharmonic and the Tulare County Symphony and is a principal violinist for the chamber music group, Moment Musical. Ms. Stuart coaches for the Youth Orchestras of Fresno, teaches the after-school violin program, "Accent on Access" at Madison Elementary, and has a growing studio of private students. |
Sarine Topaldjikian
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Sarine Topaldjikian
Violin Sarine is a graduate of Clovis West High School and is currently pursuing her B.A in Violin performance. She is interested in furthering her music career in either education or music therapy. She is currently a part of Fresno State’s violin studio with Dr. Limor Toren-Immerman, as well as the Fresno State Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Dr. Thomas Loewenheim. She has previously worked with Clovis West as a string instructor, and currently teaches private lessons. She is entering her second year as a string instructor here at Clovis East and Reyburn. |
Derek Stewart |
Viola
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Cello Instructor - Boris Nixon
Shawn Toner - (559) 394-6068 - shawntoner90@gmail.com
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Shawn Toner
String Bass Shawn earned his B.A. in Instrumental Performance, as well as his M.A. in Music Performance from California State University, Fresno, where he studied with former principal of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Bruce Bransby. He currently works as a section coach at several intermediate and high schools throughout the Fresno and Clovis Unified School Districts, where he teaches both group and private lessons. He also coaches bass players as young as elementary school with the Youth Orchestras of Fresno, where he also serves as librarian. He continues to perform regularly with several orchestras throughout the Valley. |
